Cabinet for phonograph records



Feb. 9 1926; 1,572,454

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. CABINET FOR PHONOGRAPI-I RECORDS.

Application filed October 24, 1923. Serial No. 670,468.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. Vas'roLA,

a citizen of the United States, and a. resident of aterbury, county of New Haven, and 5 tate of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Cabinets for Phonograph Records, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cabinets for phonograph records and more particularly to an improved sectional cabinet for receiving flat disc records.

One object of the invention is to provide a phonograph record cabinet constructed from a series of superposed plates between which the records are adapted to be stored, said plates being inter-fitted and locked together against relative rotation.

A further object is to provide a phonograph record cabinet which is adapted to swivel upon its base, and which may either be located inside of a phonograph or allowed to stand upon the floor.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature which will be simple cheap to manufacture, easy to manipulate, and very efficient and durable in use.

Vlith these and other objects in view, there a have been illustrated on the accompanying drawings two forms in which the 1nvention may be conveniently embodiedin practice.

1 represents a view in elevation of the improved record cabinet as it appears when mounted upon a movable base.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the record cabinet as it appears when located within the record storage space of a phonograph.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the plates of which the cabinet is built up.

Fig. l is a side view of the ornamental cover for the top of the cabinet.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the base plate of the cabinet, as it appears when mounted upon a pedestal adapted to stand upon the floor.

Fig. 6 is a. fragmentary sectional view of one edge of one of the plates.

Referring now to thedrawings in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 represents a. pedestal upon which the cabinet is mounted when it is adaptedto stand by itself outside of a phonograph. The pedestal 10 is provided near its periphery with a series of casters 11 by means of which the cabinet may be rolled about upon the floor. 1

The pedestal 10 comprises a flat base section 12 having a central recess 13, said recess 13 con'ununicating with a vertical hearing lt of smaller diameter which extends up through the pedestal 10. The top of the pedestal is provided with a central recess '15 surrounding which is a circular groove 16 which constitutes a raceway for a series of ball bearings 17.

The cabinet proper is adapted to rest upon abottom plate 18, which has a shaft 19 depending therefrom, said shaft having a shoulder 20 adapted to seat inthe recess 15. When the cabinet is to stand upon the floor, the shaft 19 is fitted within the vertical bearing 14 of the pedestal, and is secured in position by means of a washer 21 seated in the recess 13.

hole in the bottom of the shaft 19.

The bottom plate 18 is adapted to be .sur mounted by a series of similar plates 23 to form the cabinet. The plate 18 and each of the plates 23 are formed in the shape of a polygon preferably an octagon. The plates 23 have upwardly projecting lips or flanges on five of their eight sides, leaving three sides withoutobstruction so that spaces will be left between the plates for the storage of disk records 25.

The plates of the series are so arranged with respect to each other that the record opening between one set of plates is ninety degrees from the position of the record opening next beneath. By means of this staggored construction, it will be seen that the openings upon any onset the eight sides of the octagonal cabinet will occur at intervals of four plates.

In order to interfit the plates together and thus prevent slipping and relative rotation, each of the plates is provided upon its flange 24 with a series of spaced dowel pins 25 three in this instance. The dowel pins of one plate are adaptedto seatsnugly Within an alined series of sockets 26 in the plate next above.

The front portion of each plate 23 is bent downwardly at 27 and then forwardly and upwardly at 28 to provide a holder for a card 29 for indicating the name of the record to be received in the compartment above the plate.

The washer is held by a threaded bolt 22, which screws into a tapped The section 27 of the holder is provided at its center with a horizontal downwardly bent flange 30 adapted to form a guide for the top of the card, yet permitting the card to be readily slid out of position whenever it is desired to replace it with a new one.

1 The holder portion 27 is also provided at its top with a pair of forwardly extending perforated side ears 31, said ears 31 being adapted to form pivot bearings for a roller 32 (upon which the outer edge of the record is adapted to rest when in the compartment). The top of the roller is slightly above the surface of the plate so that when a record is being inserted in or removed from the compartment, friction will be reduced, the possibility of scratching the record elimi nated, and the record will be held by gravity from slipping out when not wanted.

In order to permit storage of 10-inch as well as 12-inch records, which are the sizes now most commonly used, a flexible keeper 33 is provided, said keeper being preferably constructed from a flat strip of sheet metal, as clearly shown in Fig. The keeper 33 has reduced ends 3% which are bent outwardly into approximate alinement, and then downwardly at 34 to form handles, the ends 34: being adapted to slide in slots 35 provided in opposite flanges of the octagonal plate. Notches 36 and 3'? are provided at the ends of the slots 35, said notches serving to lock the alined ends of the keeper and hold the keeper securely in either of its extreme positions which are indicated respectively by full and dotted lines in Fig. o.

In operation, assuming the parts to be in'the position shown inFig. 3, when it is desired to insert a 12-inch record, the 1O-v inch record shown will first be removed. The operator will then raise the alined ends 34 of the keeper 33 out of the. notches 36 and push them backward until they snap downwardly into the notches 37. The compartment will then be ready to receive a 12-inch record.

In case it is desired to install the cabinet inside of the record space of a phonograph, the lower pedestal 10 will first be removed. The bottom plate 18 will then be placed uponthe floor of the phonograph compartment with the shaft 19 extending downwardly into a hollow casing 38 depending from the floor of the phonograph.

The ball bearing raceway will in this instance be formed in the floor of the phonograph. i

In the operation of the second form of device, when a particular record is desired, it will only be necessary to rotate the cabinet within the phonograph until the desired record indicating card comes to the front. The operator may then insert his hand into the space between the plates and pull the record out over roller 32.

While there have been disclosed in this specification two forms in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that these forms are shown for the purpose ofillustration only, and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosures but may be modified and embodied in various other. forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In a phonograph record cabinet, a base,-

a plurality of identical staggered spaced plates superimposed upon said base, the

spaces between adjacent plates being adapted to receive phonograph disc records, said records lying substantially concentric and a roller at the edge of each of said plates adapted to raise the front edge of the record to prevent the records from sliding out and to permit them to be readily moved into and out of position.

2. In a phonograph record cabinet,.a base,

and a plurality of identical staggered spaced 1 plates superimposed upon said base, the spaces between adjacent plates being adapted to receive phonograph disc records, and a roller at the edge of each of said plates, said roller being mounted with its axis in a jiilane slightly above the associated plate so that the record to be stored on said plate will lie in a plane slightly inclined to said plate, whereby the record will be prevented from accidentally sliding out over the roller andyet may be readily moved into and out of position whenever desired.

3. In a phonograph record cabinet, a base,

a plurality of plates supported upon said base, said plates being concentrically disposed one above another and provided with edge flanges which serve to space said plates apart, said plates being adapted to receive therebetween a series of concentrically disposed phonograph disc records, each of said flanges being open around a sector of its periphery to permit the insertion and removal ofa disc record, said plates being arranged with their open sections in staggered relation. the flange of each plate having a pair of horizontal slots located adjacent its opposite ends, and a curved flexible keeper on each plate, said keeper having tongues projecting into said slots, whereby the keeper may be adjusted on said plate to accommodate records of different sizes.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature to this specification.

CHARLES A. VASTOLA. 

